Mitch King

Last updated

Mitch King
No. 75
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1986-05-05) May 5, 1986 (age 38)
Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
College: Iowa
Undrafted: 2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mitch King (born May 5, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

Contents

Early life

King attended Burlington Community High School in Burlington, Iowa. He was a Class 4A first-team All-State selection from as a senior and a member of SuperPrep all-Region team . He was also First-team All-Conference as both a linebacker and running back as a senior and Second-team All-Conference linebacker as a junior. For his career he career with 1,400 rushing yards including, 850 yards as a senior. He was a two-year letterman in football, swimming and he was also a letterman in baseball and track.

College career

King was selected to play in 2009 Senior Bowl after becoming the 60th player in Iowa football to record over 200 career tackles. He ranks 41st in career tackles with 228 career stops. In 2008, he was Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year, First-team All-American by ESPN.com and Second-team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press and SI.Com as well as Third-team All-American by Rivals.com. He was a consensus First-team All-Big Ten In his year of honors he Started all 13 games at defensive tackle, recording 27 solo tackles and 27 assists, including 15.5 tackles for loss and four QB sacks. In 2007, he was named First-team All-Big Ten and named First-team All-Big Ten by Rivals.com. His stats were as follows: He made 58 (25 solo) tackles (14.5 for losses) and 4.5 sacks and 7 passed deflected and forced a fumble. 2006 King made 56 (21 solo) and as four of them went for losses. He also made 7 sacks and deflected 4 passes and forced three fumbles. 2005 he was First-team Freshman All-America 2005 after he totaled 60 tackles (36 solo) 60 11 tackles for a loss and two sacks, 3 passes deflected, 3 forced fumbles. In 2004, he redshirted.

Professional career

2009 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m)		280 lb
(127 kg)		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.92 s1.73 s2.86 s4.58 s7.60 s33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		23 reps
Arm and hand spans from Pro Day, all other values from NFL Combine. [1]

King was predicted to go somewhere in the 5th to 7th round in the 2009 NFL draft, but went undrafted.

Tennessee Titans

King was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He chose to go to Tennessee to learn under Kyle Vanden Bosch and defensive line coach Jim Washburn even though he had many offers from other teams. [2] He was waived on September 4, 2009. He was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.

Indianapolis Colts

King signed a future contract with the Indianapolis Colts on January 23, 2010, after his contract with the Titans expired. King was given his release from the Colts on October 5, 2010.

St. Louis Rams

Shortly after King was released from the Colts he was signed to the Rams practice squad. The Rams released Mitch King on December 14. [3]

New Orleans Saints

After being released by the Rams, King was signed to the Saints practice squad. He was re-signed on January 18, 2012. King was waived on June 2, 2012.

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans signed King on July 30, 2012, and was released in final cuts in August.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Kaesviharn</span> American football player (born 1976)

Kevin Robert Kaesviharn is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Iowa Barnstormers as a street free agent in 1998. He played college football at Augustana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abdul Hodge</span> American football player and coach (born 1983)

Abdul Hodge is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the tight ends coach at Iowa, where he played as a 3-time all Big-Ten linebacker. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft.

Sean Wayne Conover is an American former professional football defensive end. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Bucknell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zac Diles</span> American football player (born 1985)

Zachary Lee Diles is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Kansas State.

Larry Birdine is a former gridiron football defensive end. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Oklahoma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryan Mattison</span> American football player (born 1984)

Bryan Mattison is a former American football center. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2008, and has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football as a defensive end at Iowa.

Marcus Howard is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erik Walden</span> American football player (born 1985)

Erik Lashawn Walden is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, and Seattle Seahawks. With the Packers, he won Super Bowl XLV in 2010.

Curtis Edward Johnson is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, and St. Louis Rams. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Clark Atlanta University.

Michael Marquardt is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Arizona State.

Pannel Egboh is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Stanford, under current University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh. He currently attends McGovern Medical School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Kirksey</span> American football player (born 1992)

Christian Paul Kirksey is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, and Buffalo Bills.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denico Autry</span> American football player (born 1990)

Denico Autry is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at East Mississippi Community College and Mississippi State, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Raiders in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Desmond King (American football)</span> American football player (born 1994)

Desmond King II is an American professional football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He earned All-Pro honors in 2018 as both a defensive back and a punt returner. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was a unanimous All-American. King was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He has also played for the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jayon Brown</span> American football player (born 1995)

Jayon Lee Brown is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft, after playing college football at UCLA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Niemann</span> American football player (born 1995)

Ben Niemann is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Iowa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amani Hooker</span> American football player (born 1998)

Amani Corvelle Hooker is an American professional football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was selected by the Titans in the 2019 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Isaiah Mack</span> American football player (born 1996)

Isaiah Dwight Mack is an American professional football defensive end for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Chattanooga, and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teair Tart</span> American football player (born 1997)

Teair Tart is an American professional football nose tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at ASA, Ellsworth CC, and FIU. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2020.

Zach VanValkenburg is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Hillsdale before transferring to Iowa and was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "Mitch King, DS #12 DT, Iowa". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ The Tennessean (April 26, 2009). "Titans add Iowa defensive tackle". Tennessean.com . The Tennessean . Retrieved April 27, 2009.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Rams tweak practice squad". December 15, 2010.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.